The lady had now brought the water, which the soldier drank. he her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away. an hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. he was a federal scout. based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction? farquhar may unknowingly walk into a trap. farquhar will pursue the soldier from the north. farquhar and the soldier may engage in an altercation. farquhar and his wife will forget about the soldier.

Option A. Based on the excerpt, the most reasonable plot prediction is that Farquhar may unknowingly walk into a trap.

Explanation:

In this excerpt from "An occurrence at Owl-Creek Bridge" the scene describes how Farquhar and his wife meet with a federal scout at their plantation, who after drinking some water, continues his way. But later on Farquhar sees the same soldier going back to the direction that he previously came from. This, as mere of a detail as it may seems, is foreshadowing that Farquhar most likely had walked into a trap that this supposed confederate soldier set up for him, during their encounter.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)